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Fanless GF4 cooling around the corner..

Actaeon

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Very nice! I remember reading about this before.

But if you look at the 2nd pic, theres a GF2MX 200! I wonder if this fits all cards? :D
 

AnAndAustin

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;) I'd be very sceptical about GF4TI cooling, for one thing you buy one of those babies and you really want to o/c! The GF4MX440 can run with a simple HS anyway, so it is unlikely to be sunstantially better. If you want a quiet gfx card then a GF_MX card offers decent perf and there should be some HS only designs (I have seen some). However, considering most people have 1 or 2 case fans minimum, plus PSU fan/fans I don't think anybody is likely to notice any gain by opting for these quieter designs.

:D If you want quiet, you either sacrifice perf (VIA C3, oh no!) or take on the expense of water cooling rigs. That's my HO anyway.
 

snow patrol

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Good points Austin, but I'm certainly intrigued to wait and see whether or not this will do the job...even with a silent Papst 12db 80mm fan blowing over it, it would still be great :D